- arytenoid glands
- mucous glands in the posterior part of the larynx, near the aryepiglottic fold and the arytenoid cartilages; called also posterior laryngeal g's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
arytenoid glands
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Arytenoid — A*ryt e*noid, a. [Gr. ? shaped like a ladle; ? a ladle + e i^dos form.] (Anat.) Ladle shaped; applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arytenoid — adj. pertaining to two small cartilages located on top of the cricoid cartilage in the larynx; of or pertaining to the glands or muscles attached to the two arytenoid cartilages in the larynx (Anatomy) n. (Anatomy) either of two small funnel… … English contemporary dictionary
arytenoid — arytenoidal /ar i tn oyd l/, adj. /ar i tee noyd, euh rit n oyd /, Anat. adj. 1. pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx. 2. pertaining to the muscles connected with these … Universalium
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